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DCASE to host giant Lake FX creative summit in April

By Mike Morgan Feb 18, 2015

Three popular past DCASE events have been folded into one colossal event this spring to give creative professionals in film, music, fashion, culinary and performing arts a pla...

Strange Loop Studios rolls out with four directors

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 17, 2015

Producer/director David Huzieran of Strange Loop Studios was in New York last week helming a sports lover’s dream of an assignment. He and his crew were shooting “The Mic...

Sound designer Bob Benson gets into the mix at ARU

By Dan Patton Feb 17, 2015

Veteran sound designer Bob Benson joined the mix at ARU’s production and post suite last week, beoming its sixth audio engineer and tenth staff member. Wielding a range of exp...

DVD release for Klein’s award-winning horror movie

By Linda Frothingham Feb 16, 2015

After a prize-winning film festival run last year, John Klein’s Glass City Films’ post-apocalyptic zombie feature landed a North American DVD distribution deal starting ne...

Chicago Film Office scores a stellar honor from LMGA

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 11, 2015

In this season of gilt-edged motion picture awards, it is gratifying and rewarding that Chicago is making an appearance among the innumerable categories of endeavor that go in...

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Hannon is Burnett’s new EVP/ECD Kraft and Kellogg’s

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 11, 2015

NEWS AT THE TOP. Creative veteran Nancy Hannon has returned to Leo Burnett as EVP/ECD to oversee creative for Kraft and Kellogg’s brands, making it a full circle back to the ...

Christine Dudley is new Illinois Film Office director

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 9, 2015

The new director of the Illinois Film Office is Christine T. Dudley, a long-time Republican political, public and government affairs consultant, who will assume her new role T...

“Chicago Med” sure sounds like it’s going to happen

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 6, 2015

“Chicago Med,” the talked about third panel of Dick Wolf’s popular “Chicago” triptych, is looming as a sure thing as seven new characters will be introduced in “C...

Two dramatic pilots from Fox TV to film at Cinespace

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 6, 2015

Fox Television has greenlit two dramatic pilots for production in Chicago. “Love is a Four Letter Word” and “Runner” will headquarter and shoot at Cinespace, joining ...

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CSN’s industry panel to help improve film scripts

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 5, 2015

AN ALL-STAR PANEL OF EXPERTS from various sectors of film production will be worth braving the weather Sunday, Feb. 8, to hear their discussion of “How Different Media Disci...

SXSW premiere for Crary / Piet’s first indie feature

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 5, 2015

Producer Erik Crary and director Steven Piet's first feature will be among the 145 indie films from famous international directors, actors and first time filmmakers screenin...

Purrfect! Couple’s short wins $10,000 cat fest prize

By Dan Patton Feb 4, 2015

"French CATastrophe," a film by Chicago-based husband and wife team Michael Gabriele and Alana Grelyak, snagged the prestigious “Golden Litter Scoop” award at the 2015 Cat...

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Alicia Silverstone stars in Brody / Ryan’s third movie

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 2, 2015

“Who Gets the Dog?” the latest low-budget feature from Reid Brody and Bill Ryan’s 2D2 Productions and Epic Pictures Group gets underway Monday, Feb. 2 for three weeks.&...

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Kris and Joe Swanberg movies Sundance successes

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 2, 2015

Writer/director Kris Swanberg and her filmmaker-husband Joe Swanberg — tagged “the first couple at Sundance” — came home from Park City each having scored big hits wit...

At last! Sci fi “Jupiter Ascending” release Feb. 6

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 2, 2015

Better late than never, they say. And so six months after its announced July release date, Warner Bros. will release "Jupiter Ascending," on Feb. 6. Writer/directors and prod...

Rare Mayor Washington films at Black Cinema House

By Ruth L Ratny Jan 30, 2015

February Black History Month in Chicago starts off Sunday, Feb. 1 with a program of three rare films (one shot on Super 8), about the city’s first black mayor, Harold Washi...

JBTV puts 30,000 historical music videos up for sale

By Dan Patton Jan 30, 2015

Jerry Bryant has put up for sale his massive, one-of-a-kind JBTV archive of 30,000 remastered, first generation digibeta music videos from the ‘80s, ‘90s and 2000s in order...

Six Super Bowl spots from Chicago add to Sunday’s fun

By Ruth L Ratny Jan 30, 2015

Out of the 34 highly anticipated spots airing on Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIX, 15 of them are newcomers to the annual television spectacular that 100 million Americans are expe...

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New Towers’ reality show ratings highest ever for FBN

By Ruth L Ratny Jan 28, 2015

CHICAGO CAN BOAST PRODUCTION HERE of two top-rated TV shows for Fox networks. Ratings for the Jan. 26 season opening of Towers Productions reality show "Strange Inheritance" w...

Tabletop’s David Deahl planning an LA move next year

By Ruth L Ratny Jan 28, 2015

This time next year, Rosemary and David Deahl’s Big Deahl Productions should be settled into its new Los Angeles area location, as David Deahl continues his lengthy, a...

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DCASE to host giant Lake FX creative summit in April

Strange Loop Studios rolls out with four directors

Sound designer Bob Benson gets into the mix at ARU

DVD release for Klein’s award-winning horror movie

Chicago Film Office scores a stellar honor from LMGA

Hannon is Burnett’s new EVP/ECD Kraft and Kellogg’s

Christine Dudley is new Illinois Film Office director

“Chicago Med” sure sounds like it’s going to happen

Two dramatic pilots from Fox TV to film at Cinespace

CSN’s industry panel to help improve film scripts

SXSW premiere for Crary / Piet’s first indie feature

Purrfect! Couple’s short wins $10,000 cat fest prize

Alicia Silverstone stars in Brody / Ryan’s third movie

Kris and Joe Swanberg movies Sundance successes

At last! Sci fi “Jupiter Ascending” release Feb. 6

Rare Mayor Washington films at Black Cinema House

JBTV puts 30,000 historical music videos up for sale

Six Super Bowl spots from Chicago add to Sunday’s fun

New Towers’ reality show ratings highest ever for FBN

Tabletop’s David Deahl planning an LA move next year

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